Another expert, Dr. Michael Arambula, testified he did not believe Routh was schizophrenic, and was not insane at the time of the murders because he was intoxicated. Each rifle was fitted with a high-magnification telescopic sight with, if required, infra-red or night vision ability and a rangefinder to determine the distance to a target. On February 2, 2013, Kyle and his buddy Chad Littlefield took another veteran to the shooting range. Watch the stories of ordinary crime and the work of criminal masterminds. 5. The Americans even found wanted posters, labelling him the devil of Ramadi and giving such detailed information as the red cross tattoo on his arm. This man was considered the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history and had claimed to kill 255 people. To his fellow American troops, however, the special forces commando was a guardian angel whose hawk-eyed accuracy did much to level the odds in the bloody struggle on the streets of Baghdad, Ramadi and Fallujah. Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. History, and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot dead at a shooting range in Glen Rose, Texas on Sunday. Kyle had been shot six times, including a rapidly fatal bullet to the back that pierced his aorta, and another to the jaw that caused a severe spinal cord injury. In the context of the Newtown, Conn., massacre and the renewed debate over gun control, the shooting death of Kyle made national headlines. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. This made him experience hallucinations, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts. His family worried that he was suicidal. Routh was arrested after a short freeway chase that saw him flee in Kyle's Ford F-350 truck and crash into a police cruiser. Scene: The shooting took place at Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, Texas earlier this month. Expert: U.S. forces nicknamed the former ranch hand from Texas The Legend. Later, itll be up to his lawyers to convince jurors that mental illness kept him from knowing right from wrong. It was in Sadr that he achieved his longest kill and probably the longest in the history of sniping picking off an insurgent on a roof more than a mile away as he levelled a rocket-propelled grenade at an approaching U.S. column. In the context of the Newtown, Conn., massacre and the renewed debate over gun control, the shooting death of Kyle made national headlines. STEPHENVILLE, TX Another dramatic day of testimony in the American Sniper Trial. Erath County Sheriffs OfficeEddie Ray Rouths mugshot, taken after Chris Kyles death. A public memorial service for the 38-year-old Kyle, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, is scheduled for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. Tom Fox Pool/Getty ImagesEddie Ray Routh was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. Chad Littlefield (February 11, 1977 February 2, 2013), This page was last edited on 19 October 2022, at 20:59. Routh's attorney, R. Shay Isham, has said he will ask for a court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if Routh is competent to stand trial. I'm getting worried." Complete coverage of Chris Kyle on Crimesider, First published on February 8, 2013 / 10:46 AM. CHRIS Kyle became a household name after his autobiography, American Sniper, was adapted into a movie by Clint Eastwood. He says Routh instead led them on a chase. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Taya Kyle reveals how American Sniper brought her husband back to life and why she trusted Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper. In life, Kyle became the deadliest sniper in American history and spent his final years helping veterans like himself to adjust to civilian life. The two men apparently never returned fire. SEAL snipers work in pairs and their job in Fallujah was to cover the advance of U.S. Marines into the city. The closest he came to dying was in 2008 during his fourth Iraq deployment, in the insurgent-infested Baghdad slum neighbourhood of Sadr City. Part of HuffPost Politics. As he told the Dallas Morning News in 2012, he wanted to be a cowboy[or] be in the military.. But the way Kyle died is important, too. He almost ended up dead after bursting into one room to find a group of armed Caucasian men, some of them blonde, wearing old-style camouflage. His military memoir went on to sell over 1.2 million copies and was later adapted into a Clint Eastwood film, American Sniper. Boccafogli added that the Long case was still an "on-going investigation" and therefore he could not comment. World News Tonight keeps the American public informed, up to date, and empowered by providing the latest information and analysis of major breaking news from around the country and the world. In February 2013, Kyle and a friend drove Routh to a gun range near Kyle's home in Texas. I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.. [21][22], Littlefield's funeral was held on February 8, 2013, at the First Baptist Church of Midlothian, Texas; he was buried at Mount Zion cemetery. Early in the battle for the city, Kyle was injured after a rocket-propelled grenade hit the building in which he was hiding, collapsing a wall on to his legs and pinning him there. Kyle took up a position just set back from the street window of a top-floor flat and in a macabre touch he and his partner used an upturned babys crib to rest their rifles on as they lay down on rolled-up bedding and waited. "The guns and ammo were in control of Rough Creek Lodge all the way up until the time my client pulled trigger," Zook said. After hed killed Kyle and Littlefield, Routh got into Kyles truck and fled. In June 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were left slaughtered in pools of their own blood, reportedly by the hands of Brown Simpson's former husband, O.J. Kyle, who was a former Navy SEAL, and his friend Littlefield were walking down range to set up targets when Eddie Ray Routh opened fire and hit both of them. Even eating so much bacon. Chris Kyle, who has been branded an "American Hero [1]," never expressed any regrets for his many victims but stated that he wished he could have murdered more. And now Im happy that he ate so much bacon., For much more on Chris and Taya Kyle, pick up this weeks issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. At the Rough Creek Lodge near Stephenville, investigators even found pistols on the bodies of Kyle and Littlefield. [5] Both Kyle and Littlefield were armed with .45-caliber M1911-style pistols when they were killed, but neither gun had been unholstered or fired, and the safety catches were still on. The phone, a box of 9 mm ammunition, drug paraphernalia including a bong and glass pipe and a blue-jean jacket were seized from Eddie Ray Routh's home after he was arrested. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Kaleena Fraga has also had her work featured in The Washington Post and Gastro Obscura, and she published a book on the Seattle food scene for the Eat Like A Local series. By then, Chris Kyles legacy had grown significantly. Routh later was arrested near his house in Lancaster. Two years after Chad Littlefield and Chris Kyles death, Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty of first degree murder. The upscale resort is facing a civil lawsuit over a 2009 incident that blew off the thumb of a 17-year-old boy, William Travis Long. Littlefield was hit seven times, including four that would have been instantly fatal. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost. Routh, now 27, was "in the grips of a psychosis" that day, Feb. 2, 2013, when Kyle, 38, and his friend, Chad Littlefield, 35, took Routh to a shooting range and were shot dead, defense attorney Tim Moore said. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Kyle struggled with physical and emotional issues, including PTSD, and he self-medicated with alcohol. Eddie lived with his parents and was a thin, scraggly 25-year-old. Routh embarked on a humanitarian mission to Haiti in January 2010, and was honorably discharged the following year. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? "Saturday Night Live" funnyman Chris Farley followed his idol John Belushi to an early death via a drug overdose. The murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield occurred on February 2, 2013, at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas. With the wide release of American Sniper this weekend, the real-life saga of the films subject, the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, is under a new spotlight. Kyle, who was a former Navy SEAL, and his friend Littlefield were walking down range to set up targets when Eddie Ray Routh opened fire and hit both of them. The staffer provided Long with a 12-gauge shotgun and shells. They stared at each other for an instant before Kyle, realising they were Russian Chechens recruited to fight for the Jihad, shot them all before they could do the same to him. "[9] Four months later, while he was in his jail cell, Routh shared with former Erath County Sheriff's Deputy Gene Cole: "I was just riding in the back seat of the truck, and nobody would talk to me. It was supposed to be a simple trip to the gun range. Extraordinary moment shirtless Michael Clarke and Karl Stefanovic face off in a wild late-night scuffle - as More misery for NHS patients as thousands of nurses stage two-day strike across England: Health chiefs warn Is it time for the Government to give the nurses a better pay deal? When the sister asked where Routh got the truck, Routh said he killed two men, stole their car and planned to flee to Oklahoma, Nash said. According to a blog post from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Kyle ultimately decided to enlist after he suffered a bull riding injury at a rodeo. But as Kyle and Littlefield drove him to the shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge, in Erath County, Texas, that fateful day, they realized how unstable he was. Kyle, a former Navy SEAL, was walking down the range with his friend Littlefield to set up targets when Eddie Ray Routh opened fire and hit both of them. A funeral service for. By all accounts, Routh returned to civilian life a. His team surrounded by more than 100 insurgents during a night patrol, Kyle was shot in the head and then, moments later, in the back. Could new DNA tech crack the JonBenet Ramsey case? Jeffrey Barnard performed autopsies on both Chris Kyle, who inspired the popular recent movie "American Sniper," and his friend Chad Littlefield after they were killed Feb. 2, 2013 at a rifle. He was deployed to a base near Baghdad in September 2007, where he worked for six months as a prison guard and repaired weapons. Then there was the young mother, gunned down while holding a little child in one hand and a primed grenade in the other. Eddie Ray Rouths mugshot, taken after Chris Kyles death. To do this, SEALs had to adapt to the hot and sweaty ghillie suit made out of hessian cloth on which the sniper attached hay, grass or whatever was needed to blend into the environment he was entering. Zook has closely followed this month's tragedy. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth", "Details announced for Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's memorial service at Cowboys Stadium", "Residents Line I-35 to Pay Respects to Slain Navy SEAL", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murders_of_Chris_Kyle_and_Chad_Littlefield&oldid=1117082417, Chris Kyle (April 8, 1974 February 2, 2013), age 38. Rather more unconventionally, he also discovered he shot far more accurately if he had a wad of chewing tobacco wedged inside his cheek. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. They say pictures of weapons, shell casings, and even the bodies of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. Routh is charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of murder. To date, it has sold more than 800,000 copies. Kyle had begun working with veterans after leaving the military and Routh's mother had asked him to help her son. But it wasn't until after his service ended that Chris Kyle met his untimely death. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in July 2011 after serving for seven years. I would worry about him all the time. If the employee had, he would have seen the 20-gauge shells erroneously jammed into the shotgun, Zook argues. The murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield occurred on February 2, 2013, at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas. Routh's attorney, R. Shay Isham, has said he will ask for a court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if Routh is competent to stand trial. A Lancaster officer described trying to talk Rought into getting out of Chris Kyles truck. Justin Nabours, a nuclear contractor who previously worked at Rough Creek Lodge, discovered Kyle and Littlefield's bodies as he arrived to introduce a client's son to Kyle. Carrie, 42, was left red-faced in May last year when Chris was caught with his trousers down on a company Skype call. The McMillan TAC-338 is a specialized sniper rifle made to "exact" specifications with long range lethality and precision in mind, explains Military Factory. But on the other hand, Kyle had spent the final years leading up to his death helping other veterans readjust to civilian life. Working from the top of a four- storey building, Kyles body count to be official, each had to be witnessed by a comrade and result in a confirmed death soared as insurgents poured into the city to attack the Americans. Tragically, their encounter would result in Chris Kyles death. Routh, 25, is charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of murder. Kyle, while driving to the shooting range, texted Littlefield, This dude is straight up nuts. Littlefield responded: Hes right behind me, watch my six, meaning, watch my back. A keen deer hunter, Kyle the son of a church deacon said he already knew how to shoot, but sniper school taught him the science behind it all. Chris Kyle, author of American Sniper and the most lethal sniper in American military history, was killed on Feb. 2, 2013. American Sniper - Chris Kyle Funeral Procession & Tribute - YouTube 0:00 2:57 American Sniper - Chris Kyle Funeral Procession & Tribute Eric Paulson 772 subscribers Subscribe 9.7K. After graduating high school, he became a professional bronco rider and ranch hand, before severely injuring his arm forcing him to stop his career. Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas, alongside his friend Chad Littlefield on February 2, 2013. Bradley Cooper starred as Kyle in the 2014 film alongside Sienna Miller, which went on to win two Academy Awards. Kyle was one of two U.S. snipers who attracted a bounty on his head in Ramadi. Christopher Scott Kyle was a United States Navy SEAL sniper and the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. Born on April 8, 1974, in Odessa, Texas, Christopher Scott Kyle dreamt of joining the military from a young age. He also testified that Routh's psychotic symptoms could be attributed to drug and alcohol abuse. These guys dont do it easily. Moore suggested Kyle, who worked with troubled veterans and had only met Routh that day, suspected something was wrong after picking up Routh. Counting calories IS king when it comes to losing weight - NOT fasting, study finds. Notorious YouTube prankster strikes again: How Daniel 'Jarvo' Jarvis invaded The Oval, X Factor stage, a 'My hatred for you keeps me alive and we will never forgive you', father tells drink-driver who was Is this the real reason Amazon 'axed' Jeremy Clarkson? One of them he earned in Fallujah after he rescued a group of trapped Marines and two reporters. Bored of the long waiting game of sniping, Kyle started helping the Marines clear houses of possible enemies. Long's attorney, Bill Zook, told HuffPost that the explosion tore through skin and ligament, blowing away the entire thumb except for the bone. His intuition, though, wouldnt be enough to save him. Mother reveals devastation after learning her daughter, two, is battling a rare disorder that affects only Netflix is hiring a flight attendant for one of its private jets with a mouth-watering pay of up to $385,000 Not quite love at first sight! Michelle Tauber is the Senior Editor overseeing Royals coverage at PEOPLE. By the end of the first day, he had shot three men and his partner another two. February 1 will see worst strikes chaos yet as teachers, train drivers, airport Rail union boss admits striking train drivers have seen pay soar by 17 PER CENT in real terms since 2009 Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards during strikes. But you never know unless you are an insider.". [4], In late July 2011, Routh was diagnosed by clinicians at Veterans hospital as having post-traumatic stress disorder and was prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressants. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Since prosecutors decided beforehand not to seek the death penalty, the trial judge, Jason Cashon, immediately sentenced Routh to life in prison with no possibility of parole. He was saved by the protective strength of his helmet and body armour. Check out the award winning team of off-air reporters, correspondents, and producers of ABC World News Tonight weeknights at 6:30 | 5:30c. The former SEAL and Littlefield were visiting the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range with Marine Corps veteran, Eddie Ray Routh. I can promise you, they dont love war. According to The New Yorker, Routh drank too much, struggled to keep jobs, had panic attacks, and threatened to kill himself. I didnt want it to be the thing that was hanging over their heads for the very rest of their lives as the film that showed their father getting shot, Hall explained. Its forcing yourself to do what you need to do, even when you dont want to do it.. Chris, who served four tours in Iraq before his death at age 38 in 2013, was so complicated in so many ways but so simple in other ways, his widow, Taya Kyle, tells PEOPLE in this weeks issue. Chris Kyle is the author of the autobiography American Sniper, which depicts his career as the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history Credit: 2012 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. I dont have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally, he said. Or, learn about other legendary snipers like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney. He earned the nickname, "Shaitan Ar-Ramadi", meaning "the devil of Ramadi", from insurgents after his stellar shooting record in Ramadi. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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He testified that he told his client to call 911. I'm sure they've forgiven me."[6]. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It was the first time he had killed someone with a sniper rifle. In 2011, he started the FITCO Cares Foundation, and the next year he published his book, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal American Sniper. He remains jailed in Erath County on $3 million bond. Routh allegedly confessed to shooting 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, according to a Lancaster Police Department search warrant affidavit, inventory sheet and other documents. Taya Kyle cried at points during her testimony, including when she described last seeing her husband before he left to pick up both Routh and Littlefield on their way to Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, Texas. "We just said we loved each other and gave each other a hug and kiss, like we always did," she said. 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